Abstract: An approach is provided for providing seamless interaction in mixed reality. A mixed reality platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of media information associated with at least one augmented reality application to determine one or more digital objects, wherein the one or more digital objects aggregate, at least in part, data for defining the one or more digital objects, one or more computation closures acting on the data, one or more results of the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof. The mixed reality platform also causes, at least in part, a composition, a decomposition, or a combination thereof of the one or more digital objects to cause, at least in part, an enhancement, a modification, an initiation, or a combination thereof of one or more functions associated with the at least one augmented reality application.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer product for: receiving a first user input indicative of a movement of a device; receiving a second user input indicative of a touch gesture entered on the device; determining that a combination of the first and second user inputs is associated with a function having at least first and second parameters; determining the first parameter based upon at least the first user input; determining the second parameter based upon at least the second user input; and causing the function to be performed according to the determined first and second parameters.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a method including: receiving an intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator in combination with physical cell identity split information from a closed subscriber group cell or a macro cell, where the intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator is indicative of whether or not a mobile station is allowed to camp on a cell that is not ranked as best; and making an intra-frequency cell selection/re-selection decision based on the received intra-frequency cell re-selection indicator and the physical cell identity split information.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for providing a stereoscopic display in electronic devices with a diffractive exit pupil expander using sequentially switching between right and left images of one display (e.g., microdisplay). An optical delivery system can provide a sequential left and right image of the display and the illumination is then switched for left and right accordingly using exit pupil expander (EPE) with asymmetric, e.g., highly slanted, in-coupling gratings, sending light practically to only one direction (e.g., one area of the EPE substrate).

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus including a near field communication unit configured to read usage information pertaining to one or more devices within a certain space; and a processing unit configured to forward at least part of said usage information to one or more devices of another space, such as a personal space comprising devices personally held by a certain user. The certain space may be a smart space. Also related other devices, methods and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses, computer program products, and systems for handling an audio messaging service (AMS) chat session. A method according to an example embodiment includes receiving a first AMS chat request, causing a second AMS chat request that is associated with an existing AMS chat session to be transmitted, and receiving an AMS chat answer in response to the second AMS chat request, the AMS chat request being configured to allow a mobile communication terminal to enter the existing AMS chat session.

Abstract: A method, computer program, apparatus and a secure module are described. By example, in the method there are steps of receiving a request from a first entity for a secure module to enter an unlock lifecycle state; requesting confirmation to enter the unlock lifecycle state; and if the request is confirmed, transitioning the secure module from a current lifecycle state to the unlock lifecycle state.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program and user interface wherein the method comprises: detecting a user input at a first apparatus; determining that the user input was also detectable by a second apparatus; and causing a function to be performed where at least part of the function is performed by the first apparatus and at least part of the function is performed by the second apparatus.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program and user interface wherein the method comprises displaying a still image on a display; detecting user selection of a portion of the still image; and in response to the detection of the user selection, replacing the selected portion of the image with a moving image and maintaining the rest of the still image, which has not been selected, as a still image.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing recommendation services while protecting the privacy of personal user information. The approach involves determining a request for at least one recommendation, the request specifying at least in part an anonymized user preference record. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a comparison of the anonymized user preference record against one or more previously stored anonymized user preference records. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a selection of the anonymized user preference record, the one or more previously stored anonymized user preference records, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the comparison. The approach additionally involves determining to generate the at least one recommendation based, at least in part, on the selection.

Abstract: Various methods for implementing keystream hierarchy in a distributed memory environment are provided. One example method may comprise causing a generated keystream to be accessed on a memory device, wherein the keystream was generated in an instance in which the memory device was in radio communications range. One example method may further comprise determining a session key based on the generated keystream and a modified keystream. In some example embodiments, the modified keystream is created by the memory device based on the generated keystream and a keystream received by the memory device from a second device. One example method may further comprise causing communications data to be transmitted to the memory device or to the second device. In some example embodiments, the communications data is protected using at least a portion of the session key and is intended for the second device.

Abstract: An approach is provided for generating accurate and substantially real-time map and location-based data in a cost-effective manner. Specifically, one or more communications within one or more social networks are monitored, processed, and mined to determine map-related information (e.g., maps, traffic, points of interest). The map-related information is then subjected to one or more threshold criteria (e.g., a correctness probability, a level of confidence, a degree of trust, an author's influence, a rating, or a combination thereof) to better ensure its accuracy before being made available to mapping and/or location-based services that can use the map-related information to develop better quality maps and/or location-based mobile applications (e.g., improved routing guidance, location recommendations, etc.).

Abstract: A method including selecting a luminance setting for at least a portion of a display from a plurality of luminance settings; controlling the insertion of blank fields with respect to frames of data displayed on the display for the selected luminance setting at a duty ratio, at least some of the luminance settings having an associated range of duty ratios for reducing flicker and/or blur perceived by a user.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that provide for the display of a visual transition between screens representing different interactive content to indicate to a user that the user is “leaving” (e.g., transitioning away) from one screen and is “entering” (e.g., transitioning to) another screen. In particular, a first graphical effect may be applied to a first screen and a second, different graphical effect may be applied to the second screen. The first graphical effect may be indicative of a transition from display of the first screen to non-display of the first screen, while the second graphical effect may be indicative of a transition from non-display of the second screen to display of the second screen. The combination of the first and second graphical effects may, thus, create for the user a visual transition from the first screen to the second screen.

Abstract: There is a method and apparatus for transmitting a beacon for D2D communications in a first radio resource selected from among a first set of radio resources of a beacon frame; and for transmitting a broadcast message in a second radio resource selected from among a second set of radio resources of the same beacon frame. In various particular embodiments: the beacon has an indication that the broadcast message is to be transmitted in the beacon frame; the beacon has an indication specifying the second radio resource; there is transmitted a broadcast message header in the second radio resource during an initial subframe of the beacon frame and the broadcast message header has an indication of how many subframes are allocated for the broadcast message; and the broadcast message header has a retransmission control field that selectively indicates which broadcast partners are to re-transmit the broadcast message.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention maximize the use of functional processing units in a multicore processor integrated circuit architecture. Example embodiments of the invention determine that instructions to be executed in a functional processor of a local processor core of a multicore processor, are capable of execution in a functional processor of a neighbor processor core of the multicore processor. A compute request is sent to the neighbor processor core to initiate execution of the instructions in the functional processor. A compute response is received from the neighbor processor core, if the functional processor has been able to execute the instructions.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to allow for greater multiplexing of a resource on a transmission medium. The method may provide for transmission of a flag which indicates to a subset of mobile terminals that a resource, such as an uplink packet data channel, on a transmission medium that is shared by the subset will be allocated to a respective one of the subset. The method may also provide for transmission of an identity of a respective one of the subset and may then receive communications from the respective one of the subset utilizing the resource on a transmission medium.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method comprising receiving an image; filtering the image by a first filter to obtain a set of first filtered values and by a second filter to obtain a set of second filtered values. The first filtered values are stored. An algorithm is applied to the set of first filtered values and the set of second filtered values to obtain a set of results. At least one local maximum, local minimum or both of the results are searched to determine a location of an interest point. A descriptor is determined for a detected interest point on the basis of the stored one or more first filtered values. The disclosure also relates to an apparatus and a storage medium.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a light source capable of illuminating a target scene and an adjustable light filter coupled with the light source, the adjustable light filter adapted to display a filter image, the filter image created to spatially filter the illumination based at least in part on at least one parameter.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for multiplexing different sessions using the same authorized contexts for media. The method includes distinguishing different control plane sessions by a user equipment, and identifying media flows of a same application among the different control plane sessions by the user equipment by setting a service identifier. The method further includes sending the service identifier by the user equipment to a call state control function including a policy decision function, and authorizing quality of service for a user plane context by the policy decision function. Furthermore, the method includes enabling, by the policy decision function based on the service identifier, the different control plane sessions with media flows of the same application to share the same user plane context with the authorized quality of service to multiplex the different control plane sessions with media flows of the same application.